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Mount Rausu 羅臼岳
View from Shiretoko Pass (August 2009)Elevation 1,660.4 m (5,448 ft) [1] Listing List of mountains in Japan
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100 Famous Japanese MountainsLocation Location of Mount Rausu in Japan. Location Hokkaidō, Japan Range Shiretoko Peninsula Coordinates 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.1225°ECoordinates: 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.1225°E[1] Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼
25000:1 知床峠
50000:1 羅臼Geology Type Stratovolcano Age of rock Holocene[2] Volcanic arc/belt Kuril arc [3] Last eruption 1800 ± 50 years[2] Climbing Easiest route Scramble[3] Mount Rausu (羅臼岳 Rausu-dake ) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeastern most Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō.[2] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.[3]
History
- June 1, 1964 - The region around Mount Rausu declared Shiretoko National Park[4]
- July 2005 - Shiretoko registered as a Natural World Heritage Site[5]
References
- ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23, 2008
- ^ a b c "Rausu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-082. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b c Hunt, Paul (1988). Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails (First ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.. pp. 11, 201. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
- ^ "Shiretoko National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/shiretoko.html. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "Cruising Tour of Shiretoko, Newly Registered Natural World Heritage". Hiragana Times. YAC Planning Inc. November 2005. http://www.hiraganatimes.com/hp/travel/discover/kiji229e.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
See also
- World Heritage Site
- Shiretoko National Park
- List of mountains in Japan
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Categories:- Stratovolcanoes
- Volcanoes of Hokkaidō
- Mountains of Hokkaidō
- Hokkaidō geography stubs
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